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overblown

[oh-ver-blohn] / ˈoʊ vərˈbloʊn /


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It suggests investors’ enthusiasm for stocks may have become overblown amid the artificial-intelligence boom, he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

I’ve argued that AI’s role in recent job losses is overblown, but it is hard to imagine there won’t be seismic effects at some point in Gen Zers’ careers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Many fund managers have argued that the investor angst enveloping private credit is overblown and that the bulk of the loans they make are sound.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

If you like your music windswept and overblown, this is for you - but it's indistinguishable from every other windswept and overblown Eurovision entry that's faltered in the semi-finals since 2020.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Off to the side is the garden—a bit of an overblown name for it, since it’s mostly large, uneven rocks surrounded by pale-green shrubs, the color of eucalyptus.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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